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The Obama Paradox | Obama style of leadership: "Hagel... said he was the subject of repeated political micromanagement... there had been a fair amount of backstabbing, as well... Robert Gates and Leon Panetta, have offered up similar criticism of an Obama White House that often interfered with Pentagon business." | USAF: Fighter jet lasers 5 years away - CNN Video

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M.N.: Demagogue - "community organizer" ( Alinsky 's student), ideologue - inspirational manipulative "preacher", paranoid controlling "micro-manager", cool (cold, detached, revengeful, angry) "transformer", and with all this - a "good person": warm, humane, caring, responsible, deep, not a show-off, has and enjoys a sense of humor, likes a comfortable and easy  petit bourgeois  life ( mentality determines class ), knows and appreciates the role and value of money. We are paradoxical creatures , our lives - paradoxical phenomena and  experiences .  _____________________________________________ " Like the defense secretaries in the Obama administration who preceded him, Hagel, in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine published Friday, said he was the subject of repeated political micromanagement. In his case, the former Republican senator from Nebraska and decorated Vietnam War veteran suggested there had been a

"We are in a new phase of terrorism, including lone actors and small groups of terrorists, like those in San Bernardino. Because they are smaller, often self-initiating, self-motivating, they’re harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent... " - Statement by the President after Briefing at the National Counterterrorism Center | whitehouse.gov

" Now, Nick, along with CIA Director Brennan and FBI Director Comey , provided a threat briefing.  And Director Comey and Attorney General Lynch updated us on the investigation into the San Bernardino attacks.  I reiterated that the investigation will continue to have the full support of the federal government and that we should leave no stone unturned in determining why and how these terrorists carried out that tragedy ... Of course, when terrorists pull off a despicable act like what happened in San Bernardino it tears at our hearts.  But it also stiffens our resolve to learn whatever lessons we can and to make any improvements that are needed ...  As I indicated in my address to the nation last week, we are in a new phase of terrorism , including lone actors and small groups of terrorists, like those in San Bernardino.  Because they are smaller, often self-initiating, self-motivating, they’re harder to detect, and that makes it harder to prevent...  So anyone trying t

"When Americans stand together, nothing can beat us,” Obama said. “We cannot give into fear or change how we live our lives."

The holidays are a sensitive time of year for Obama. In 2009, he was forced to interrupt his Hawaii vacation when a man connected to al Qaeda attempted to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard a commercial airliner in Detroit. But Obama urged the public not to let the threat posed by ISIS overshadow time spent with family and friends during the holidays. "When Americans stand together, nothing can beat us,” he said. “We cannot give into fear or change how we live our lives."  Obama: No specific, credible threat against the US | TheHill Putin pours fresh scorn on Turkey for downing Russian jet - BBC News Map of ISIS: Growing reach... but a complex picture - CNN.com What ISIS Really Wants - The Atlantic The facts — and a few myths — about Saudi Arabia and human rights - The Washington Post What Saudi Arabia is (and isn’t) doing in the fight against the Islamic State - The Washington Post Saudi Arabia’s ‘Islamic military alliance’ against terrorism makes n